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Issued  December  15,  1906. 

U.  S.  DEPARTMENT   OF  AGRICULTURE, 

BUREAU  OF  ANIMAL  INDUSTRY— Order  No.  139. 

A.  D.  MELV1N,  Chief  of  Bureau. 


REGULATIONS 


GOVERNING  THE 


INSPECTION,  HUMANE  HANDLING,  AND  SAFE  TRANSPORT  OF 

ANIMALS  CARRIED  BY'  OCEAN  STEAMERS  FROM  THE 

UNITED  STATES  TO  FOREIGN  COUNTRIES. 


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Property  of  the  Unitsd  States  Governmsnf, 

J  December  15,  1906. 

U.  S.  DEPARTMENT   OF  AGRICULTURE, 

BUREAU  OF  ANIMAL  INDUSTRY— Order  No.  \39. 

A.   D.  MELVIN,  Chief  of  Bureau. 


REGULATIONS 


GOVERNING  THE 


INSPECTION,  HUMANE  HANDLING,  AND  SAFE  TRANSPORT  OF 

ANIMALS  CARRIED  BY  OCEAN  STEAMERS  FROM  THE 

UNITED  STATES  TO  FOREIGN  COUNTRIES. 


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WASHINGTON: 

GOVERNMENT    PRINTING    OFFICE. 
1906. 


U.  S.  Department  of  Agriculture, 

Office  of  the  Secretary, 
Washington,  D.  (?.,  November  30,  1906. 

Under  authority  of  the  act  of  Congress  approved  August  30.  1890, 
entitled  "An  act  providing  for  the  inspection  of  meats  for  exporta- 
tion, prohibiting  the  importation  of  adulterated  articles  of  food  or 
drink,  and  authorizing  the  President  to  make  proclamation  in  certain 
cases,  and  for  other  purposes ;  "  of  the  act  of  Congress  approved 
March  3,  1891,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  safe  transport 
and  humane  treatment  of  export  cattle  from  the  United  States  to 
foreign  countries,  and  for  other  purposes,"  and  of  the  acts  of  Con- 
gress approved  March  22,  1898,  and  June  30,  190G,  making  appro- 
priations for  the  Department  of  Agriculture,  the  following  regu- 
lations are  hereby  prescribed  for  the  inspection,  humane  treatment, 
and  care  of  live  stock  and  for  fitting  vessels  engaged  in  the  trans- 
portation of  animals  from  the  United  States  to  foreign  countries. 

These  regulations,  which  for  the  purpose  of  identification  are 
designated  as  B.  A.  I.  Order  Xo.  139,  supersede  all  previous  regula- 
tions on  the  same  subject,  and  shall  become  and  be  effective  on  and 
after  December  1,  1906. 

James  Wilson,  Secretary. 

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CONTENTS. 


Page. 

General    provisions 5 

Places  of  inspection 5 

Horses 5 

Definition  of  terms 6 

Inspection    and   shipment 6 

Identification  of  animals  and  notification  of  shipment 6 

Transportation  from  yards  to  steamers 6 

Animals  not  allowed  shipment 7 

Supervision  to  steamers:    clearance  papers 7 

Notification  to  inspectors  of  intended  shipments  on  steamers 7 

Space  on   vessels 7 

Cattle 7 

Sheep  and  goats 8 

Swine     8 

Horses    8 

Upper-deck    fittings 8 

Alleyways     9 

Wooden  stanchions  and  rump  hoards 9 

Iron    stanchions : 10 

Hook  holts  or  clamps 10 

Beams    10 

Braces    10 

Headboards    10 

Headpipes   1' 

Footboards    1 

Division    boards 1. 

Division    pipes 1. 

Division  boards  for  horses 1. 

Flooring    l: 

Foot  locks 12 

Outside    planking 12 

Shelter-deck    planking 12 

Cattle  fittings  over  spar  deck 12 

Under-deck    fittings 13 

Alleyways    , 13 

Stanchions     13 

Headboards,    etc 13 

Troughs    13 

Pens  at  ends  of  hatches 13 

Protection  from  heat  of  boilers 13 

Casing  for  steering  gear 13 

Sheep  and  goat  pens 14 

Shelter    deck 14 

Upper    deck • 14 

Under    deck 14 

Ventilation    14 

Spar    deck 14 

Third    deck 15 

Hatches    15 

Lighting    , 15 

Feed  and  water 15 

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Page. 

Attendants 16 

Employment  and  character *_ 16 

Cattle  attendants 16 

Sheep  and  goat  attendants 16 

Horse   attendants 17 

Additional    help 17 

Rest,  loading,  inspection,  certificates,  etc 17 

Rest  before  embarkation i 17 

Loading,    etc * 17 

Certificates  of  inspection 17 

Defective  fittings 18 

Cleansing  of  false  decks  and  temporary  troughs 18 

Head  ropes,  etc 18 

Injured    animals 18 


[B.  A.  I.  Order  No.  139.] 

REGULATIONS  GOVERNING  THE  INSPECTION,  HUMANE  HAN- 
DLING, AND  SAFE  TRANSPORT  OF  ANIMALS  CARRIED  BY  OCEAN 
STEAMERS  FROM  THE  UNITED  STATES  TO  FOREIGN  COUNTRIES. 


GENERAL  PROVISIONS. 

Regulation  1.  Xo  cattle,  sheep,  swine,  or  goats  shall  be  exported 
from  the  United  States  to  any  foreign  country  unless  and  until  the 
same  have  been  inspected  and  found  free  from  disease  or  exposure 
thereto  by  an  inspector  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  of  this 
Department ;  and  unless  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture  shall  ha  ye 
waived  the  requirement  of  a  certificate  of  inspection  for  the  particu- 
lar country  to  which*  such  animals  are  to  be  exported  no  clearance 
shall  be  issued  to  any  vessel  carrying  such  animals,  unless  and  until 
a  certificate  of  inspection  showing  freedom  from  disease  or  exposure 
thereto  shall  have  been  i>-ued  by  the  Department  of  Agriculture. 
The  requirement  of  a  certificate  for  shipments  of  such  animals  to 
Cuba,  the  West  Indies.  Mexico,  Central  America,  and  the  countries 
of  South  America,  excepting  Argentina  and  Uruguay,  is  hereby 
waived. 

PLACES   OF  INSPECTION. 

The  inspection  provided  for  in  this  regulation  will  be  made  at  any 
of  the  following-named  stock  yards :  Chicago,  111. ;  Kansas  City. 
Mo. ;  Omaha,  Xebr. ;  South  St.  Joseph,  Mo. ;  National  Stock  Yards, 
11*1. ;  Indianapolis,  Ind. ;  Buffalo,  N.  Y..  and  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  and  at 
the  following  ports  of  export :  Portland.  Me. :  Boston,  Mass. ;  New 
York,  X.  Y. ;  Philadelphia.  Pa. ;  Baltimore.  Md. :  Norfolk  and  New- 
port Xews,  Va. ;  Port  Royal,  S.  C. ;  Xew  Orleans,  La.,  and  Galves- 
ton, Tex.  All  animals  will  be  inspected  at  ports  of  export,  regardless 
of  the  fact  that  they  may  or  may  not  have  been  inspected  at  the 
above-named  stock  yards. 

HORSES. 

Regulation  2.  Horses  shall  be  entitled  to  the  inspection  provided 
for  in  these  regulations,  and  certificates  shall  be  issued  whenever 
required  by  the  country  to  which  the  horses  are  to  be  exported,  but 
horses  may  be  shipped  without  inspection  and  certification,  at  shippers 
risk,  to  countries  which  do  not  demand  such  inspection  and  certifica- 
tion as  a  prerequisite  to  admission. 

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DEFINITION  OF  TERMS. 

Regulation  3.  Whenever  in  these  regulations  the  following  words, 
names,  or  terms  are  used,  they  shall  be  construed  as  follows: 

Inspector  of  Port,  Inspector^  Assistant,  Employee. — These  terms  shall 
mean,  respectively,  the  inspector  in  charge  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal 
Industry  station  at  the  port  from  which  the  animals  are  to  be  ex- 
ported, and  inspectors,  assistants,  and  employees  of  the  Bureau  of 
Animal  Industry. 

Lumber. — This  word,  unless  otherwise  stated,  shall  mean  hard  pine, 
spruce,  oak,  or  other  hardwood. 

Animals. — This  word  refers  to  cattle,  sheep,  swine,,  and  goats,  also 
horses,  unless  it  is  inapplicable  to  them  under  Regulation  2. 

Horses. — This  word  shall  include  mules  and  asses. 

INSPECTION  AND  SHIPMENT. 

Regulation  4.  Only  animals  found  to  be  healthy  and  free  from  dis- 
ease and  shown  not  to  have  been  exposed  to  the  contagion  of  any 
disease  shall  be  allowed  shipment,  and  all  animals  inspected  and  past 
shall  be  loaded  into  clean  and  disinfected  cars. 

All  animals  shall  be  inspected  or  reinspected  at  the  port  of  export. 
Railroad  companies  will  be  required  to  furnish  clean  and  disinfected 
cars  for  the  transportation  of  animals  for  export,  and  the  proprietors 
of  the  various  stock  yards  and  stables  located  at  the  ports  of  export 
shall  keep  separate,  clean,  and  disinfected  sto,ck  yards  and  pens  or 
stables  for  the  use  of  export  animals. 

IDENTIFICATION  OF  ANIMALS  AND  NOTIFICATION  OF  SHIPMENT. 

Regulation  5.  Shippers  shall  notify  the  inspector  in  charge  of  the 
yards  of  intended  shipments  of  animals  and  the  number  and  designa- 
tion of  cars  in  which  they  are  to  be  shipped,  and  shall  inform  said 
inspector  of  the  locality  from  which  said  animals  have  been  brought, 
and  the  name  of  the  feeder  of  said  animals,  and  shall  furnish  such 
other  information  as  may  be  practicable  for  the  proper  identification 
of  the  place  from  which  said  animals  have  come. 

Regulation  6.  The  inspector  after  passing  said  animals  shall  notify 
the  inspector  in  charge  of  the  port  of  export,  and  inspectors  located 
at  intermediate  cities  where  the  animals  may  be  unloaded  for  feed- 
ing and  watering,  of  the  inspection  and  shipment  of  such  animals, 
the  number  and  kind  of  animals  shipped,  and  the  numbers  and  desig- 
nations of  the  cars  containing  them. 

TRANSPORTATION  FROM  YARDS  TO  STEAMERS. 

Regulation  7.  Export  animals  shall  not  be  unnecessarily  past  over 
any  highway  or  removed  to  cars  or  boats  which  are  used  for  convey- 
ing other  animals.  Boats  transporting  said  animals  to  the  ocean 
steamer  must  first  be  cleansed  and  disinfected  with  lime  wash  under 
the  supervision  of  the  inspector  of  the  port,  and  the  ocean  steamer 
shall,  before  receiving  said  animals,  be  thoroly  cleansed  or  disin- 
fected in  accordance  with  the  directions  of  said  inspector.  When 
passage  upon  or  across  the  public  highway  is  unavoidable  in  the 
transportation  of  animals  from  the  cars  to  the  boat  it  shall  be  under 
such  careful  supervision  and  restrictions  as  the  inspector  may  direct. 


ANIMALS  NOT  ALLOWED   SHIPMENT. 

Regulation  8.  Any  animals  that  are  offered  for  shipment  to  a 
foreign  country  which  have  not  been  inspected  and  transported  in 
accordance  with  these  regulations,  or  which,  having  been  inspected, 
are  adjudged  to  be  infected  or  to  have  been  exposed  to  infection  so 
as  to  be  dangerous  to  other  animals  or  to  be  otherwise  unfit  for  ship- 
ment, shall  not  be  allowed  upon  any  vessel  for  exportation. 

SUPERVISION    TO    STEAMERS— CLEARANCE    PAPERS. 

Regulation  9.  The  supervision  of  the  movement  of  animals  from 
cars,  yards,  and  stables  to  the  ocean  steamer  at  the  port  of  export 
will  be  in  charge  of  the  inspector  of  the  port. 

The  inspector  at  the  port  of  export  shall  notify  the  collector  of 
the  port,  or  his  deputy,  of  the  various  shipments  of  animals  that  are 
entitled  to  clearance  papers. 

NOTIFICATION  TO  INSPECTORS  OF  INTENDED   SHIPMENTS   ON 

STEAMERS. 

Regulation  10.  The  exporters  of  animals  or  the  owner,  agent,  or 
master  of  any  vessel  desiring  to  transport  animals  from  any  port  of 
the  United  States  to  a  foreign  country  shall  notify  the  inspector  in 
charge  of  the  port  from  which  said  vessel  is  to  clear  of  such  intended 
shipment  at  least  two  days  in  advance  thereof,  and  if  the  regula- 
tions prescribed  have  been  complied  with  a  clearance  shall  be  au- 
thorized by  such  inspector. 

SPACE  ON  VESSELS. 

Regulation  11.  Export  animals  must  not  be  carried  on  any  part  of 
the  vessel  where  they  will  interfere  with  the  proper  management  of 
the  vessel,  or  with  the  efficient  working  of  the  necessary  lifeboats, 
or  with  the  requisite  ventilation  of  the  vessel,  and  may  be  carried 
only  as  hereinafter  specified. 

CATTLE. 

Regulation  12.  Cattle  must  have  6  feet  vertical  space  on  all  decks, 
free  of  all  obstructions;  cattle  may,  however,  be  placed  on  raised 
floors  over  pipes  and  other  similar  obstructions  where  the  vertical 
space  is  5  feet  6  inches.  Cattle  carried  on  the  upper  or  other  exposed 
decks  must  be  allowed  a  space  of  2  feet  G  inches  in  width  by  8  feet 
in  depth  per  head.  Cattle  loaded  under  decks  must  be  allowed  a 
space  of  2  feet  8  inches  in  width  by  8  feet  in  depth,  except  in  the 
case  of  regular  cattle  ships  with  satisfactory  ventilation,  which  may 
fit  with  an  allowance  of  2  feet  6  inches  in  width. 

No  more  than  four  head  of  cattle  will  be  allowed  in  each  pen,  ex- 
cept at  the  ends  of  a  row,  where  five  may  be  allowed  together.  Cattle 
in  single  stalls  shall  be  allowed  3  feet  in  width.  Cattle  standing 
between  stanchions,  sounding  tubes,  ventilators,  and  other  obstruc- 
tions, tho  in  continuous  pens,  must  be  allowed  3  feet  in  width.  Ves- 
sels will  be  allowed  to  carry  three  deck  loads  of  cattle,  but  where  it  is 
desired  to  carry  cattle  on  the  lower  or  steerage  deck,  said  deck  must 


in  all  cases  be  fitted  at  2  feet  8  inches  and  no  animals  allowed  upon 
hatches.  Special  permission  for  carrying  cattle  on  the  steerage  deck 
must  be  obtained  from  the  inspector,  and  will  be  granted  in  cases 
where  said  deck  is  provided  with  sufficient  ventilation  as  hereinafter 
prescribed. 

SHEEP  AND  GOATS. 

Regulation  13.  The  space  for  each  sheep  or  goat  shall  be  4  feet 
long  by  14  inches  wide,  and  for  lambs  or  goats  under  100  pounds 
in  weight  4  feet  by  12  to  13  inches. 

Sheep  pens  shall  not  exceed  20  feet  by  8  feet,  where  two  tiers  are 
carried,  and  each  tier  shall  have  a  clear  vertical  space  of  not  less  than 
3  feet.  During  the  summer  season  sheep  shall  not  be  loaded  in  tier^ 
under  decks,  but  during  the  winter  season  two  tiers  may  be  placed  in 
each  wing  and  only  one  tier  amidships.  One  single  deck  of  sheep 
may  be  carried  upon  the  shelter  decks  for  cattle  when  said  decks 
are  permanently  built  and  are  composed  of  tongued-and-grooved 
boards,  provided  such  sheep  fittings  do  not  conflict  with  regulation 
12.  Sheep  pens  on  shelter  deck  shall  not  exceed  12  feet  in  width  and 
must  be  supplied  with  athwartship  partitions  every  14  feet.  Such 
fittings  shall  be  secured  to  the  shelter  deck  in  the  manner  provided  by 
regulation  41. 

SWINE. 

Regulation  14.  The  space  for  swine  not  exceeding  150  pounds  in 
weight  shall  be  the  same  as  that  specified  for  full-grown  sheep  and 
goats,  and  for  those  under  100  pounds  in  weight  the  same  as  for 
lambs  and  for  goats  of  less  than  100  pounds  in  weight.  Additional 
space  shall  be  required  by  the  inspector  for  unusually  large  hogs. 

HORSES. 

Regulation  15.  All  horses  must  have  6  feet  3  inches  clear  vertical 
space  from  beams  of  deck  overhead  to  deck  underfoot,  and,  so  far  as 
possible,  shall  be  placed  between  the  overhead  athwartship  beams. 
Each  horse  must  be  allowed  a  space  of  2  feet  6  inches  in  width  by  8 
feet  in  depth,  and  additional  space  shall  be  required  by  the  inspector 
for  very  large  horses. 

Separate  stalls  must  be  erected  for  all  horses.  When  horses  are 
placed  directly  under  athwartship  beams,  the  beams  must  be  guarded 
by  4-inch  strips  of  wood.  A  space  of  8  by  10  feet  square  must  be  re- 
served on  each  steamer  carrying  22  or  more  horses  for  use  in  caring 
for  horses  becoming  sick  in  transit.  When  placed  in  the  same  com- 
partment with  cattle,  horses  must  be  separated  by  fore-and-aft  alley- 
ways and  temporary  athwartship  bulkheads,  the  length  of  which 
shall  not  be  less  than  the  depth  of  the  stalls. 

UPPER-DECK  FITTINGS. 

Regulation  16.  No  animals  shall  be  allowed  on  the  poop  deck  or 
within  20  feet  of  the  breakwater  on  the  spar  deck,  between  the  1st  of 
October  and  the  1st  of  April,  except  on  ships  provided  with  houses 
constructed  of  iron  in  each  wing  and  of  sufficient  width  and  height  to 
protect  the  fittings,  when  the  fittings  may  be  constructed  to  abut  such 


houses.  Horses  shall  not  be  allowed  upon  the  bridge  deck,  except 
when  this  deck  is  watertight  and  completely  covered  in  and  fitted  for 
horses.  Horses  shall  not  be  allowed  upon  the  spar  deck  when  tem- 
porary fittings  are  used.  Xo  cattle  or  horses  shall  be  carried  upon 
the  upper  decks  where  the  outside  rails  are  not  of  sufficient  strength 
to  hold  fittings  securely  and  measure  less  than  3  feet  in  height  from 
the  deck.  When  animals  are  carried  upon  the  upper  decks,  strong 
breakwaters  shall  be  erected  at  each  end  and  on  both  sides.  Per- 
manent fitting  may  be  constructed  either  of  iron  or  wood,  as  herein- 
after specified. 

ALLEYWAYS. 

Regulation  17.  All  steamers  engaged  in  carrying  animals  for  export 
will  be  required  to  provide  alleyways  as  provided  by  this  regulation. 
Alleyways  in  front  of  and  between  pens  used  for  feeding  and  water- 
ing cattle  must  have  a  width  of  3  feet,  except  at  end  of  alleyways 
in  bow  and  stern  of  ship,  and  where  obstructions  less  than  3  feet 
in  length  occur  the  width  ma}^  be  reduced  to  a  minimum  of  18  inches. 
Alleywa}Ts  in  front  of  and  between  pens  used  for  feeding  and  water- 
ing horses  must  have  a  minimum  width  of  3  feet.  Two  or  more 
athwartship  alleyways  at  least  18  inches  wide  must  be  left  on  each  side 
of  upper  decks,  so  that  the  scuppers  can  be  readily  reached  and  kept 
clear  of  obstructions.  For  sheep  and  goats  athwartship  alleyways 
not  less  than  18  inches  wide  in  the  clear  shall  be  left  between  pens  and 
fore-and-aft  alleyways  3  feet  wide  in  front  of  each  pen,  except  that 
at  obstructions  and  at  ends  of  alleyways,  as  provided  for  cattle, 
there  may  be  a  minimum  width  of  18  inches.  Sufficient  space  must 
be  left  at  the  sides  of  hatches  to  permit  the  feed  in  the  hold  to  be 
readily  removed  and  handled. 

WOODEN   STANCHIONS  AND   RUMP   BOARDS. 

Regulation  18.  Stanchions  at  least  4  inches  higher  than  the  required 
vertical  space  for  cattle  and  horses  must  be  of  4  by  6  inch  clear  hard 
pine  or  good  sound  spruce,  set  G  feet  from  centers  against  the  ship's 
rail,  and  inside  stanchions  in  their  proper  place  must  be  directlv  in 
line  with  outboard  stanchions  and  set  up  so  that  the  6-inch  way  of  the 
stanchions  shall  set  fore  and  aft.  A  proper  tenon,  not  less  than  4  inches 
in  length,  shall  be  cut  on  the  head  of  the  same  to  receive  the  athwart- 
ship beam.  A  piece  2  by  3  inches,  or  2-inch  plank,  shall  be  fastened 
to  the  outside  of  the  stanchion  and  run  up  to  underneath  the  rail  to 
chock  down  the  stanchion  and  prevent  lifting  when  the  beam  is 
sprung  to  the  crown  of  the  deck.  Open-rail  ships  shall  be  blocked 
out  on  backs  of  stanchions  fair  with  the  outside  of  rails  to  receive  the 
outside  planking.  Where  upper-deck  fittings  are  not  permanent,  the 
heels  of  outside  stanchions  shall  be  secured  by  a  bracing  of  2  by  3 
inch  lumber  from  the  back  of  each  stanchion  to  sheer  streak  of  water- 
way, the  heels  of  inside  stanchions  being  properly  braced  from  and  to 
each  other.  Bulwark  stanchions  must  also  be  extra  braced  by  raking 
shores  running  diagonally  from  the  top  of  the  stanchions  to  the  deck. 

Rump  boards  must  be  provided  on  all  decks,  and  when  covering 
bitts,  rigging,  or  other  obstructions  located  at  a  distance  from  ship's 
side,  must  have  fittings  built  8  feet  from  said  obstruction,  with  a  solid 

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partition  built  behind  the  cattle,  not  less  than  5  feet  high  from  deck, 
to  prevent  injury  to  the  animals:  and  when  necessary  to  extend  fit- 
tings opposite  bitts.  etc.,  two  or  more  cattle  must  be  brought  forward. 
Rump  boards  in  such  cases  shall  be  H  inches  thick.  For  horses, 
wooden  stanchions  as  above  described  must  be  placed  at  proper  dis- 
tances from  each  horse. 

IRON  STANCHIONS. 

Regulation  19.  Iron  stanchions  may  be  used  in  place  of  wooden 
stanchions  and  shall  not  be  less  than  2  inches  in  diameter,  set  in  iron 
sockets  above  and  below,  and  fastened  with  f-inch  bolts.  For  horses 
the  same  number  of  iron  stanchions  are  required  as  when  wooden 
stanchions  are  used. 

HOOK  BOLTS  OR  CLAMPS. 

Regulation  20.  Hook  bolts  or  clamps  must  be  made  of  f-inch 
wrought  iron,  with  hook  on  outboard  end  and  thread  and  nut  on  in- 
board end  to  pass  over  and  under  rail  and  thru  outboard  stanchion 
and  set  up  on  the  inside  of  same  with  a  nut.  These  bolts  may  be 
double  or  single.  If  double,  no  thread  or  nut  is  necessary,  but  the 
stanchion  will  lie  shipped  thru  it,  thus  double-hooking  the  rails. 
This  will  be  found  very  useful  where  funnels  or  other  deck  fittings 
come  in  the  way  of  beams  passing  from  side  to  side  of  ship. 

BEAMS. 

Regulation  21.  Beams  must  be  of  good  sound  spruce  or  hard  pine 
lumber,  4  by  G  inches,  to  run  clear  across  the  ship's  beam  where  prac- 
ticable. Should  any  house  or  deck  fittings  be  in  the  way,  the  beams 
should  butt  up  closely  to  the  same.  These  beams  shall  have  a  2  by 
4  inch  mortise  to  receive  the  tenon  of  each  and  every  stanchion  and 
to  take  the  same  crown  as  deck  of  ship  by  springing  down  to  shoulder 
of  outside  stanchion  and  to  be  properly  pinned  or  nailed  to  tenon 
and  wedged  tightly  afterwards.  The  mortises  shall  be  cut  not  less 
than  6  inches  from  outside  ends  of  beams. 

BRACES. 

Regulation  22.  Diagonal  braces  shall  be  fastened  on  each  stanchion 
on  both  sides  of  same,  running  up  to  top  side  of  beam  and  properly 
secured  by  well  nailing  to  both  stanchions  and  beam. 

HEADBOARDS.      " 

Regulation  23.  Headboards  shall  be  not  less  than  2  by  10  or  2J  by  9 
inches,  of  good  clear  spruce  or  hard  pine  lumber,  and  secured  at 
every  stanchion  b}T  f-inch  screw  bolts  passing  thru  same  and  set  up 
with  nuts.  When  3  by  9  or  3  b}^  10  inch  headboards  are  used,  stan- 
chions may  be  set  at  distances  not  exceeding  8  feet.  Where  head- 
boards butt  on  the  stanchions,  a  piece  of  iron  one-quarter  of  an  inch 
thick  and  3  inches  square  shall  be  placed  ovec  the  boards  like  a  butt 
strap.     These  headboards  shall  have  lj-inch  holes  bored  thru  them 


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at  proper  distances  for  tying  the  animals;  provided,  however,  that 
on  all  open  decks  stanchions  must  not  be  placed  more  than  6  feet 
from  center  to  center. 

HEAD   PIPES. 

Regulation  24.  In  place  of  wooden  headboards,  two  wrought-iron 
pipes  not  less  than  2  inches  in  diameter  may  be  used,  placed  8  inches 
apart.  Such  head  pipes  must  be  made  continuous  by  having  a 
wrought-iron  threaded  collar  securely  fastened  on  the  end  of  each 
length  of  pipe  into  which  the  next  length  may  be  inserted  or  secured. 
Both  head  pipes  must  be  held  in  place  by  means  of  having  wrought- 
iron  straps  bolted  to  each  stanchion  by  four  f -inch  bolts.  The  lower 
head  pipe  shall  be  fitted  with  movable  clamps,  holding  a  ring  of 
suitable  size  to  which  cattle  may  be  tied ;  said  clamps  shall  be  set  at 
the  proper  distance  apart,  in  accordance  with  these  regulations,  and 
fastened  to  the  pipe  with  screws. 

FOOTBOARDS. 

Regulation  25.  Footboards  shall  be  of  wood  and  of  the  same  dimen- 
sions as  headboards,  and  shall  be  properly  nailed  or  bolted  to  stan- 
chions. 

DIVISION  BOARDS. 

Regulation  26.  Division  boards  for  cattle  shall  be  2  by  8  inch  sound 
spruce  or  hard  pine,  and  so  arranged  as  to  divide  the  animals  into 
lots  of  four,  except  at  the  ends  of  rows,  thus  making  compartments 
for  this  number  all  over  the  vessel.  These  division  boards  shall  be 
fitted  perpendicularly. 

DIVISION  PIPES. 

Regulation  27.  In  place  of  wooden  division  boards,  three  wrought- 
iron  pipes  not  less  than  2  inches  in  diameter  may  be  used,  placed  6 
inches  apart  athwartship,  set  in  iron  sockets  above  and  below,  and 
fastened  with  f-ineh  bolts. 

DIVISION  BOARDS  FOR  HORSES. 

Regulation  28.  Division  boards  for  horses  shall  not  be  less  than  2  by 
9  inches  by  8  feet,  and  shall  be  of  sound  lumber,  planed,  and  placed 
horizontally  between  the  horses. 

FLOORING. 

Regulation  29.  Ships  with  iron  decks  shall  be  sheathed  with  1-inch  or 
2-inch  spruce  or  hard  pine,  but  if  1-inch  lumber  is  used  the  foot  locks 
shall  be  3  by  1  inches  and  laid  so  that  they  will  properly  secure  the 
1-inch  boards,  thus  preventing  them  from  slipping  and  at  the  same 
time  acting  as  foot  locks  by  showing  a  surface  of  2  by  1  inches.  It 
is  optional  with  the  owners  whether  they  permit  sheathing  to  be  used 
on  their  ships  with  wooden  decks,  or  whether  they  allow  foot  locks 
to  be  secured  to  the  deck,  but  it  is  absolutely  necessary  to  sheath 
iron  decks  before  putting  down  foot  locks  in  order  to  fasten  same. 


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Cement,  diagonally  scored,  f-inch  deep,  may  be  used  on  iron  decks 
instead  of  wood  sheathing,  if  the  foot  locks  be  molded  in  the  same 
and  bolted  to  the  deck.  If  the  flooring  is  raised  on  any  of  the 
decks,  it  shall  not  be  less  than  2  inches  thick,  with  scantlings  .2  by  3 
inches  laid  athwartships  on  the  deck,  not  over  18  inches  apart,  with 
2-inch  plank  for  flooring  nailed  to  them. 

FOOT  LOCKS. 

Regulation  30.  Foot  locks  shall  be  of  good .  sound  spruce,  hard 
pine,  oak,  or  other  hard  wood,  size  2  by  4  inches,  laid  flat  side  down 
and  fore-and-aft,  placed  12  inches,  14  inches,  2  feet  2  inches,  and  14 
inches  apart,  the  first  one  distant  12  inches  from  the  inside  of  foot- 
board. Where  temporary  fore-and-aft  locks  are  used,  they  shall 
be  filled  in  athwartships  opposite  each  stanchion,  properly  secured 
to  sheathing  or  deck,  and  secured  by  a  batten  of  spruce  or  hard  pine 
2  by  3  inches  thick  to  go  over  all  from  stanchion  to  stanchion. 
Pieces  of  2  by  3  inches  must  be  nailed  on  stanchion  over  batten  to  pre- 
vent floor  raising.  Where  permanent  foot  locks,  securely  bolted  to 
decks,  are  used,  the  athwartship  braces  between  foot  locks  from 
stanchion  to  stanchion  and  batten  may  be  omitted  when  the  stanchion 
is  securely  fitted  in  iron  socket  bolted  to  the  deck.  When  troughs 
are  used,  fore-and-aft  foot  locks  will  be  placed  17,  16,  22,  and  16 
inches  apart.  A  space  of  2  inches  may  be  left  between  the  ends  of 
athwartship  foot  locks  and  fore-and-aft  foot  locks  when  the  former 
are  securely  bolted  to  the  deck.  When  fore-and-aft  foot  locks  are 
permanent,  a  2-inch  space  shall  be  left  between  ends  at  end  of  each 
section.  Vessels  now  fitted  with  3  by  4  inch  foot  locks  will  not  be 
required  to  use  2  by  4  inch  foot  locks  except  when  the  former  are 
replaced. 

OUTSIDE   PLANKING. 

Regulation  31.  All  outside  planking  on  open  and  closed  rail  ships 
must  be  properly  laid  fore  and  aft  of  ship  and  nailed  to  the  backs 
of  stanchions  as  close  as  possible  for  the  cold  season,  and  for  the 
warmer  months  the  top  course  planking  shall  be  left  off  fore  and  aft 
of  ship  in  order  to  allow  a  free  circulation  of  air.  Nothing  less  than 
lj-inch  spruce  or  hard  pine  is  to  be  used  for  this  purpose. 

SHELTER-DECK    PLANKING. 

Regulation  32.  The  planks  to  form  the  shelter  deck,  which  must 
be  erected  on  all  exposed  decks,  shall  be  laid  with  H-inch  sound 
spruce  or  hard  pine  lumber,  sufficient  to  cover  cattle.  These  planks 
shall  be  laid  as  closely  as  possible  and  shall  be  well  nailed  to  the 
beams,  thus  making  a  good  deck  from  which  to  work  the  ship's  gear. 

CATTLE  FITTINGS  OVER   SPAR  DECK. 

Regulation  33.  Xo  cattle  fittings  shall  be  erected  over  permanent 
spar-deck  fittings  forward  and  aft  of  the  midship  section  until  per- 
mission has  been  obtained  from  the  Chief  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal 
Industry. 


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UNDER-DECK  FITTINGS. 

ALLEYWAYS. 

Regulation  34.  Alleyways  on  under  decks  shall  be  of  the  same 
dimensions  as  the  alleyways  of  the  upper  decks. 

STANCHIONS. 

Regulation  35.  Stanchions  on  under  decks  shall  be  of  clear  hard 
pine  or  good  sound  spruce,  4  by  6  inches,  set  6  feet  from  centers,  so 
that  the  6-inch  way  of  same  shall  stand  fore  and  aft  and  jammed  in 
tight  between  the  two  decks,  securely  braced  with  2  by  3  raking 
shores  from  stanchion  to  stanchion  and  sides  of  ship.  If  upper  and 
lower  decks  are  wood,  then  the  stanchions  set  up  between  decks  may 
be  secured  by  well  cleating  to  each  deck  at  heads  and  heels  of  same. 

HEADBOARDS,  ETC. 

Regulation  36.  Headboards,  footboards,  division  boards,  flooring 
and  foot  locks  of  the  under  decks  shall  be  of  the  same  dimensions  and 
materials  as  those  of  upper  decks  and  shall  be  fastened  and  arranged 
in  the  same  manner. 

TROUGHS. 

Regulation  37.  Suitable  troughs  may  be  built  on  the  footboards  about 
12  inches  wide,  when  required  for  cattle,  on  either  deck,  by  fastening 
footboards  on  outside  of  stanchions  and  fitting  up  on  the  inside. 
When  it  is  desired  to  feed  small  grain  or  ground  feed  the  trough  shall 
be  raised  above  the  decks  to  prevent  the  feed  from  becoming  wet. 
Removable  troughs  must  be  used  for  feeding  horses.  Suitable 
troughs  for  grain  and  water  must  be  provided  on  three  sides  of  each 
sheep,  goat,  or  hog  pen. 

PENS  AT  ENDS  OF  HATCHES. 

Regulation  38.  When  pens  run  up  to  the  ends  of  hatches  two 
athwartship  planks  must  be  so  placed  as  to  prevent  cattle  from  getting 
out  of  such  pens. 

PROTECTION  FROM  HEAT  OF  BOILERS. 

Regulation  39.  Xo  animals  shall  be  loaded  along  the  alleyways  by 
engine  and  boiler  rooms,  unless  the  sides  of  said  engine  and  boiler 
rooms  are  covered  by  a  tight  sheathing,  making  a  3-inch  air  space. 

CASING  FOR  STEERING  GEAR. 

Regulation  40.  Suitable  casing  must  be  placed  over  the  ship's  steer- 
ing gear  when  found  necessary. 


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SHEEP  AND  GOAT  PENS. 

SHELTER   DECK. 

Regulation  41.  Only  a  single  tier  of  sheep  and  goats  may  be  carried 
on  the  shelter  deck.  Stanchions  shall  be  not  less  than  4  by  4  inch 
spruce  or  hard  pine  set  5  feet  on  centers,  with  H-inch  shoulder  to  be 
gained  on  stanchions  to  receive  rafters.  Kafters  shall  be  3  by  G  inch 
spruce  or  hard  pine  set  on  edge  and  bolted  to  stanchions  with  f-inch 
bolts.  Planking  shall  be  not  less  than  lj-inch  tongued-and-grooved 
spruce  or  hard  pine.  Troughs  must  be  constructed  of  three  pieces  of 
1  by  6  inch  lumber  nailed  together  securely.  Hayracks  shall  be  made 
of  1  by  2  inch  lumber  and  built  in  pens  fore  and  aft  and  on  athwart  - 
ship  partitions.  Battens  shall  be  nailed  on  the  deck  of  the  same 
dimensions  as  under  deck,  to  act  as  foot  locks.  Battens  on  front  and 
ends  of  pens  shall  be  of  1  by  6  inch  spruce  or  hard  pine  lumber  and 
sufficient  in  number  to  properly  secure  the  sheep  or  goats  in  the  pens. 

UPPER    DECK. 

Regulation  .42.  Sheep  and  goat  pens  on  upper  deck  shall  be  built 
with  the  same  size  and  quality  of  lumber  as  cattle  fittings  upon  upper 
deck.  Flooring  between  tiers  shall  be  of  the  same  dimensions  as 
under-deck  fittings.  Troughs  and  hayracks  shall  be  the  same  as  pro- 
vided in  regulation  41. 

UNDER    DECK. 

Regulation  43.  AYhen  the  pens  for  sheep  and  goats  on  under  deck 
are  built  for  two  tiers,  joists  not  less  than  3  by  4  inch  spruce  or  hard 
pine  must  be  used,  supported  in  centers  by  2  by  3  inch  pieces  run 
from  deck  to  underside  of  joists  securely  nailed  to  same.  The  floor- 
ing shall  be  not  less  than  J-inch  tongued-and-grooved  spruce  or  hard 
pine,  and  1  by  2  inch  battens  shall  be  laid  fore  and  aft  on  flooring, 
18  inches  apart,  to  act  as  foot  locks.  Stanchions  may  be  made  of  4  by 
4  inch  spruce  or  hard  pine  lumber.  Troughs  and  hayracks  shall  be 
of  the  same  dimensions  as  provided  in  regulation  41. 

VENTILATION. 

Regulation  44.  Each  under-deck  compartment  not  exceeding  50  feet 
in  length  must  have  at  least  four  bell-mouthed  ventilators  of  not  less 
than  18  inches  in  diameter  and  with  tops  exceeding  7  feet  in  height 
above  shelter  deck,  two  situated  at  each  end  of  the  compartment. 
Compartments  over  50  feet  long  must  have  additional  ventilators  of 
the  same  dimensions  or  efficient  fans. 

SPAR    DECK. 

Regulation  45.  When  the  fittings  on  the  spar  deck  are  permanent 
and  hatches  overhead  are  provided,  the  same  regulations  for  ven- 
tilation shall  apply  as  provided  for  under  decks. 


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THIRD  DECK. 

Regulation  46.  When  it  is  desired  to  carry  animals  upon  the  third 
deck,  written  permission  must  be  obtained  from  the  inspector  of  the 
port.  The  vessel  must  be  fitted  as  hereinbefore  specified,  lighted  with 
electric  lights,  and  properly  ventilated.  One  set  of  ventilators  should 
be  trimmed  to  the  wind  and  another  set  in  the  opposite  direction. 
The  ventilators  must  be  tested  and  kept  in  easy  working  order. 

HATCHES. 

Regulation  47.  No  cattle,  swine,  sheep,  or  goats  shall  be  loaded 
upon  hatches  on  decks  above  animals  nor  upon  third  deck  hatches 
when  animals  are  carried  upon  such  deck,  nor  shall  any  merchandise, 
freight,  or  feed  for  animals  be  loaded  upon  said  hatches,  but  said 
hatches  shall  at  all  times  be  kept  clear.  In  loading  animals  upon 
upper  decks,  four  of  the  hatches  shall  be  kept  free  of  animals,  one 
forward  and  one  aft,  and  the  intervening  hatches  must  be  so  fitted 
as  to  afford  an  equalization  of  ventilation.  Horses  shall  not  be 
allowed  upon  any  hatches  under  any  circumstances. 

No  cattle  shall  be  loaded  upon  any  hatch  where  the  coamings 
exceed  18  inches  in  height  in  center  of  hatch.  There  shall  be  not 
less  than  5  feet  G  inches  vertical  space  between  the  beams  overhead 
and  the  flooring  placed  on  hatches  underfoot. 

LIGHTING. 

Regulation  48.  All  vessels  designated  as  cattle  ships  must  provide 
at  all  times  electric  lights  for  the  proper  attending  of  all  animals. 

FEED  AND  WATER. 

Regulation  49.  All  vessels  not  provided  with  pipes  for  watering 
animals  shall  carry  casks  or  hogsheads  of  not  less  than  400  gallons 
total  capacity  for  each  100  head  of  cattle  and  horses,  and  an  additional 
amount  in  equal  proportion  shall  also  be  carried  for  sheep,  and  these 
shall  be  filled  with  fresh  water  before  sailing  and  refilled  as  emptied. 
All  water  tanks  for  use  of  animals  must  be  filled  with  good  fresh 
water  before  sailing. 

Each  vessel  shall  carry  water  condensers  which  are  in  good  working 
order  and  of  sufficient  capacity  to  provide  8  gallons  of  fresh  cold 
water  each  twenty- four  hours  for  each  head  of  cattle,  in  addition  to 
the  amount  required  by  other  animals  on  board  and  for  other  pur- 
poses. 

Regulation  50.  Not  more  than  two  days'  feed  for  the  animals  sh all- 
be  allowed  to  be  carried  on  the  shelter  deck,  and  no  feed  shall  be 
carried  on  the  shelter  deck  when  same  interferes  with  the  proper  care 
of  sheep;  neither  shall  any  feed  be  stored  on  top  or  inside  of  sheep 
pens.  When  feed  as  above  provided  is  placed  on  the  shelter  deck, 
it  must  be  properly  covered  and  shall  be  the  first  feed  used.  All 
other  feed  shall  be  under  hatches,  and,  so  far  as  possible,  shall  be 
placed  in  the  holds  contiguous  to  the  animals  on  board. 


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ATTENDANTS. 
EMPLOYMENT  AND  CHARACTER. 

Regulation  51.  The  employment  of  all  attendants  shall  be  subject 
to  the  approval  of  the  inspector  of  the  port,  and  men  so  employed 
shall  be  reliable  and  signed  as  a  part  of  the  ship's  crew  and  under 
the  control  of  the  captain  of  the  vessel.  They  shall  be  furnished 
with  well-lighted  and  well-ventilated  quarters  and  with  bedding  and 
table  utensils.  Experienced  foremen  shall  be  in  charge  of  the  ani- 
mals, and  not  less  than  one-half  of  the  attendants  must  be  experi- 
enced men  who  have  made  previous  trips  with  stock. 

The  shippers  of  export  animals,  or  their  agents,  shall  make  affidavit 
concerning  the  character  of  the  attendants.  The  attendants  shall  be 
assembled  a  sufficient  time  before  the  sailing  of  the  steamer  for  an 
employee  of  this  Department  to  examine  them.  The  examination  shall 
be  made  before  the  signing  of  the  ship's  articles  by  the  attendants,  and 
any  man  who  fails  to  conform  to  the  following  conditions  shall  be 
rejected:  (1)  The  men  employed  must  be  able  to  speak  English  suffi- 
ciently to  make  themselves  understood,  or  to  understand  orders 
given  them;  (2)  they  must  know  for  what  purpose  they  are  em- 
ployed and  the  duties  that  will  be  required  of  them;  (3)  they  must 
be  able-bodied  and  physically  competent  to  perform  the  duties  re- 
quired: (4)  each  man  entitled  to  return  passage  shall  be  supplied 
with  return  transportation  before  acceptance,  unless  he  informs  the 
inspector  that  he  does  not  wish  to  return.  The  Department  has  no 
control  over  the  return  of  cattlemen.  Inspectors  in  charge  of  the 
ports  are  directed  to  carefully  enforce  the  above  regulations. 

When  attendants  are  found  to  be  incompetent,  intemperate,  or 
otherwise  unfit  to  properly  care  for  the  animals,  the  captain  of  the 
vessel  is  requested  to  report  the  fact  to  the  inspector  of  the  port. 

CATTLE    ATTENDANTS. 

Regulation  52.  There  shall  be  one  attendant  for  each  35  head  of 
cattle,  not  including  foremen,  upon  steamers  having  water  pipes 
extending  the  entire  length  of  both  sides  of  compartments ;  and  upon 
steamers  not  so  fitted  there  shall  be  one  attendant  for  each  25  head  of 
cattle  shipped.  Provided,  however,  that  when  all  the  attendants  are 
experienced  and  capable  men,  there  shall  be  one  attendant  for  each 
50  head  of  cattle  upon  steamers  having  water  pipes  extending  the 
entire  length  of  both  sides  of  compartments,  and  not  less  than  3  feet 
in  width  of  alleyways,  if  a  competent  watchman  for  night  duty  for 
each  shipper  is  furnished  in  addition;  and  upon  steamers  not  so 
.fitted  there  shall  be  one  experienced  attendant  to  each  35  head  of  cat- 
tle shipped,  together  with  watchmen  as  provided  above. 

SHEEP  AND  GOAT  ATTENDANTS. 

There  shall  be  one  man  in  charge  of  each  150  head  of  sheep  and 
goats  during  the  winter  season  (October  1  to  April  1),  and  one  to 
each  200  sheep  and  goats  during  the  summer  season. 


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HORSE    ATTENDANTS. 

For  horses  there  shall  be  one  attendant  to  each  22  head. 

ADDITIONAL    HELP. 

There  shall  also  be  additional  help  furnished  by  the  captain  of  the 
vessel  when  water  has  to  be  pumped  by  hand. 

REST,  LOADING,  INSPECTION,  CERTIFICATES,  ETC. 
REST    BEFORE     EMBARKATION. 

Regulation  53.  Xo  vessel,  shall  be  permitted  to  take  on  board  any 
cattle,  sheep,  swine,  or  goats  unless  the  same  have  been  allowed  at 
least  five  hours'  actual  rest  in  the  yards  at  the  port  of  embarkation 
before  the  vessel  sails,  nor  until  the  loading  of  the  other  cargo  has 
been  completed. 

The  phrase  "  actual  rest  "  as  applied  to  live  stock  in  transit  for 
export  must  not  be  interpreted  to  include  any  of  the  time  occupied 
in  unloading  animals  from  the  cars,  or  in  their  inspection,  handling 
and  roping,  or  in  loading  them  on  the  cars  again  for  transportation 
to  steamer. 

All  animals  must  remain  a  sufficient  length  of  time  in  stables  or 
yards  during  daylight  at  the  port  of  embarkation  before  the  vessel, 
sails  for  the  purpose  of  inspection. 

Xo  vessel  shall  be  permitted  to  take  on  board  any  horses  which  have 
been  shipped  over  500  miles  unless  the  same  have  been  allowed  at 
least  eighteen  hours'  actual  rest  in  the  stable  or  stables  designated  by 
the  inspector  for  export  horses  at  the  port  of  embarkation  before  the 
vessel  sails.  Horses  shipped  less  than  500  miles  shall  remain  in  such 
stables  or  yards  as  the  inspector  may  designate  not  less  than  six  hours 
for  the  purpose  of  inspection  and  rest.  Horses  shall  not  be  placed 
upon  steamers  until  the  loading  of  the  other  cargo  has  been  com- 
pleted. 

LOADING,    ETC. 

Regulation  54.  The  inspector,  or  one  of  his  assistants,  shall  super- 
vise the  loading  of  the  animals  and  see  that  they  are  properly 
stowed,  and,  as  far  as  practicable,  tied;  that  a  sufficient  amount  of 
good,  wholesome  feed  is  properly  stowed;  and  that  all  the  require- 
ments of  these  regulations  have  been  complied  with.  In  case  the  reg- 
ulations have  not  been  complied  with,  he  shall  immediately  notify 
the  Chief  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry.  In  hot  weather  the 
tying  of  the  cattle  may,  in  the  discretion  of  the  inspector,  be  in  part 
omitted  until  after  the  steamer  has  cleared  and  is  in  motion. 

CERTIFICATES   OF   INSPECTION. 

Regulation  55.  The  inspector  at  the  port  of  shipment  shall  issue 
certificates  of  inspection  for  cattle,  sheep,  swine,  and  goats,  which  are 
to  be  exported  to  any  foreign  country,  unless  the  Secretary  of  Agri- 
culture shall  have  waived  the  requirement  for  such  certificate  of  in- 


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spection  for  export  to  the  particular  country  to  which  such  animals 
are  to  be  shipped.  Each  certificate  shall  cite  the  name  of  the  ship- 
per, the  name  of  the  consignee,  and  the  destination.  The  certificates 
shall  be  issued  in  serial  numbers;  only  one  certificate  shall  be  issued 
for  each  consignment,  unless  otherwise  directed  by  the  Chief  of  the 
Bureau  of  Animal  Industry.  The  certificates  shall  be  delivered  to 
the  chief  officer  of  the  vessel  upon  which  said  consignment  of  live 
stock  is  to  be  transported  after  the  loading  and  stowing  is  completed, 
and  continue  with  the  shipment  to  destination,  where  it  may  be  de- 
livered to  the  consignee. 

DEFECTIVE  FITTINGS. 

Regulation  56.  The  inspector  may.  in  case  he  finds  that  any  of  the 
fittings  are  worn,  decayed,  defective  in  construction,  or  appear  to  be 
unsound,  require  the  same  to  be  replaced  before  he  authorizes  the 
clearance  of  the  vessel. 

CLEANSING  OF  FALSE  DECKS  AND  TEMPORARY  TROUGHS. 

Regulation  57.  False  decks  upon  which  cattle  are  loaded  and  tempo- 
rary feed  troughs  must  be  removed  and  the  manure  and  dirt  cleaned 
from  underneath  before  receiving  another  load  of  cattle. 

HEADROPES,  ETC. 

Regulation  58.  Cattle  shall  be  tied  with  f-inch  rope,  which  shall  not 
be  used  more  than  once,  and  must  be  either  manila  or  sisal. 

All  headropes,  halters,  blankets,  stable  utensils,  feed  bags,  and 
feed  troughs,  if  returned  to  this  country,  must  be  disinfected  under 
the  supervision  of  the  inspector  of  the  port  unless  an  affidavit  is 
furnished  by  the  captain  of  the  vessel  that  the  same  have  been  disin- 
fected, describing  the  manner  of  disinfection,  or  unless  such  affidavit 
is  furnished  by  the  proper  official  at  the  port  where  the  animals  are 
unloaded. 

INJURED  ANIMALS. 

Regulation  59.  Animals  suffering  from  broken  limbs  or  other  seri- 
ous injuries  during  the  voyage  shall  be  slaughtered  by  direction  of 
the  captain  of  the  vessel. 


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